diff --git a/python/setup/arch.py b/python/setup/arch.py
index 5e023747..cb81c1b7 100755
--- a/python/setup/arch.py
+++ b/python/setup/arch.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import base64
 from collections import UserDict
+import contextlib
 import getpass
 import json
 import os
@@ -352,6 +353,11 @@ def installimage_adjustments(mkinitcpio_conf, conf='linux.conf', dryrun=False):
 
             mkinitcpio_conf['FILES'].add(firmware_location)
 
+    # Drop the additions that Hetzner made to hooks because we do not need them
+    with contextlib.suppress(KeyError):
+        mkinitcpio_conf['HOOKS'].remove('lvm2')
+        mkinitcpio_conf['HOOKS'].remove('mdadm_udev')
+
     # If we are not booted in UEFI mode, we cannot switch to systemd-boot, so
     # do not bother messing with the partitions
     if not Path('/sys/firmware/efi').exists():